HAIL. Al Ittihad was finally too strong for Al Tai with the goal of Abderrazak Hamdallah (8′), Faisal Al-Ghamdi (42′) and Romarinho (87′). Al Ittihad was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa’ed Stadium (Ha’il (Hail)) stadium in Hail on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Sergey Karasev assisted by Maksim Gavrilin and Igor Demeshko. The 4th official was Abdulsamad Bakri. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 14.09 degrees Celsius or 57.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 29%.
Match Statistics
- ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
- 16 Total 16
- 3 On Target 5
- 8 Off Target 5
- 5 Shots blocked 6
- 121 Attack 104
- 44 Dangerous attack 48
- 62 Ball safe 80
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 11
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Al Ittihad had a superior ball possession 63% while Al Tai was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Ittihad was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Ittihad won the encounter.
Al Tai shot 16 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Al Ittihad shot 16 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Al Tai received 3 yellow cards (Enzo Roco, Hassan Al-Amri and Robert Bauer). Regarding the opposition, Al Ittihad received 2 yellow cards (Sultan Farhan and Ahmed Al-Ghamdi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Al Tai stays with 17 points to sit in the 16th place. On the other side, Al Ittihad will has 31 points to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Tai will play away against Al Wahda on the 14th of February with a 7-1 head to head record in favor of Al Wahda (2 draws).
Al Ittihad will host Al Riyadh on the 14th of February with a 4-0 head to head in favor of Al Ittihad (0 draws).
Al Tai – Formation
Al Tai
51'
46'
Al Tai started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Laurențiu Aurelian Reghecampf decided to play with the following team: Moataz Al-Baqaawi , Salem Al Toiawy , Robert Bauer , Enzo Roco , Safwan Saud S , Abdulrahman Al-Harthi , Alfa Semedo , Tariq Mohammed , Andrei Cordea , Adeeb Al Haizan and Rakan Shamlan .
The home team had on the bench: Victor Braga, Abdulaziz Majrashi, Abdulaziz Al Harabi, Salman Al-Muwashar , Nawaf Al Qamiri, Hassan Al-Amri , Ibrahim Alnakhli , Abdulmohsen Fallatah, Jamal Bajandouh and Hazzaa Al-Hazzaa .
Substitutions
Al Tai made 3 changes: Robert Bauer for Ibrahim Alnakhli (46′), Rakan Shamlan for Hassan Al-Amri (59′) and Safwan Saud S for Hazzaa Al-Hazzaa (82′).
Player of the match: Alfa Semedo
The most impressive player for Al Tai was Alfa Semedo.
His rating is with 49 passes (69% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 14.
Al Ittihad – Formation
Al Ittihad
42'
Al Ittihad started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Marcelo Daniel Gallardo played with: Marcelo Grohe , Fawaz Al-Sagour , Ahmed Hegazy , Hassan Kadesh , Madallah Al-Olayan , N’Golo Kanté , Sultan Farhan , Faisal Al-Ghamdi , Romarinho , Abderrazak Hamdallah and Marwan Al Sahafi .
These were the players on the bench: Abdullah Al-Mayouf, Turki Al Jaadi, Farhah Ali Alshamrani, Mohammed Al-Mahasneh, Talal Abubakr Haji, Saleh Al-Amri and Ahmed Al-Ghamdi .
Substitutions
Al Ittihad made 2 changes: Sultan Farhan for Ahmed Al-Ghamdi (63′) and Marwan Al Sahafi for Saleh Al-Amri (76′).
Player of the match: Faisal Al-Ghamdi
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Ittihad was Faisal Al-Ghamdi.
His rating is with 1 goal, 54 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 22. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Al Tai – Al Ittihad – 0-3
